A few months ago it seemed as if Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Josh Rosen were the slam-dunk top choices at quarterback in next week’s draft. Then, Baker Mayfield crashed the party.
The Heisman Trophy winner has gained steam through the pre-draft process and now is seen as a possibility at No. 3 for the Jets. Mayfield has his detractors, but he has also been tabbed as the top quarterback in this draft by some of the draft evaluators.
The Post spoke to two of those evaluators who have Mayfield on the top of their quarterback list: Pro Football Focus senior analyst Steve Palazzolo and Dan Shonka, the general manager and national scout for Ourlads’ scouting services.